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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a detached house in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Barnsley HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 35.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2021 for £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Cross homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnsley district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cone Lane/High Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S75 4LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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